The Miami Heat battled the Brooklyn Nets to the final buzzer, but came up short in the 101-100 road loss. In LA, San Antonio rallied in the fourth quarter to knock off the Lakers, 91-85.
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Jennifer Stewart-USA TODAY SportHayward sank a pull-up three-pointer to tie the game at 84 with 20 seconds left on the clock. On Phoenix’s next, and last, possession, Bledsoe walked the ball up and drilled the game winner with 0.7 seconds remaining.
Hayward received a pass and shot a fadeaway three, but the referees ruled that his foot was out of bounds. The Suns inbounded the ball as time expired to move to 2-0 on the season.
Read Article >Spurs fight back, pull away from Lakers late

Stephen DunnThe Lakers led by 15 early but the Spurs fought back to take a 63-61 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
Tony Parker nailed a pull up jumper to give San Antonio an 82-80 lead with two minutes to play. Gasol was fouled on the ensuing possession, capitalizing on one of his free throw attempts. Diaw then drilled a three-pointer from the right wing to extend the Spurs’ lead to four.
Read Article >Nets hold off Heat to win

Brad Penner-USA TODAY SportsThe game looked over, but LeBron nailed a three-pointer from the left corner, leaving 4.7 seconds on the clock. Joe Johnson nailed two free throws to give Brooklyn a 101-98 lead. Garnett purposefully fouled Bosh on the inbounds catch and the 6’11 forward was sent to the line, a recurring theme here. Bosh hit the first and attempted to shoot a rainbow shot off the back rim, but the ball rattled in. Brooklyn quickly inbounded to Pierce and Pierce tossed the ball down the floor as the clock expired.
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